Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Priscilla* Rollins Magic Moment Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Billy Gene Fear Itself
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Honky Tonk Angel
Oscar* McLollie For the Good Times ST
Ernie* Smith Freedom To Behold Jah
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Gospel Medley: Swing Low Chariot; Amen; Michael Row Your Boat Ashore; He's Got the Whole World in His Hands Amist the Black Eyes
Ellen McIlwaine Crawling Kingsnake Fear Itself
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Green Power Love Serenade
Jonathan Edwards Let the Rough Side Drag Sailboat
Sidewinders Time For Loving Flatfoot Hustlin'
Matt Lucas* I'm Movin' On The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Zambonis* Boom Boom Boom To Bleed Black and Gold
Aarons And Ackley* L.A. You And I
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play We the People
Loni Gamble In love for the First Time ST
Ellen McIlwaine Jimmy Jean Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Kozak Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Hard Hard Times Shirley Lewis Show Band
Nelson* Riddle The Route of the Haidas British Columbia Suite
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Can't Eat Shirley Lewis Show Band
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Boots Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Call War War War
Dils* Sound of the Rain (Le sond de la pluit) Made In Canada
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Black Brows Dark Brown Eyes Ukrainian Pops
Aarons And Ackley* N.F.S. You And I
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Alpha Centauri Hard Life ST
Zambonis* Live Intro - Hockey Monkey To Bleed Black and Gold
Matt Lucas* New Orleans Woman Matt Gets Blue
Tony McManus The Maids of Mitchelstown The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Lady's Dream And I Love Her
David Amram Greasy Spoon Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm Gonna Love You Baby I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Honky Tonk Angel
Happy Dolls Sweet Gypsy Rose Show Album No. 1
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Presque Isle Eighth Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
Jack Holland There's More to Come The Eyes of a Dreamer
Buddy Knox Swingin' Daddy ST (mono)
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars I Want a Girl Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Aarons And Ackley* Swanee Song ST
Joe* Glazer It Could be a Wonderful World A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ernie* Smith Who I Am To Behold Jah
Jack Holland You Can't Make a Dancer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Aarons And Ackley* There Is A Lady ST
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Honky Tonk Woman Love Serenade
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Halya Несе Галя Воду Ukrainian Pops
Sidewinders A Voyage Flatfoot Hustlin'
Country Mcdonald Joe* The March Of The Dead War War War
Aarons And Ackley* Could Have Had Anything You And I
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Street Girl Love Serenade
Zambonis* The Hockey Song Playoff Fever
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Honky Tonk Angel
Buddy Knox I Ain't Sharin' Sharon ST (mono)
Oscar* McLollie Buried Alive ST
Ernie* Smith Money Can't Buy Life Skareggae
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Fear Itself
Priscilla* Rollins I Know Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Buddy Knox Rock House ST
Ursa Major* In My Darkest Hour ST
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* I Loved a Widow Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ernie* Smith Show Me a Sign To Behold Jah
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Ill Wind And I Love Her
Cal* Bostic That's All Introducing...
Aarons And Ackley* Don't You And I
Ellen McIlwaine Come Sit Down and Tell Me Everybody Needs It
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Stormy Weather Amist the Black Eyes
Eddie* Murray Montreal, Canada Blues Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance
Doc Holiday* Canadian State of Mind Canadian State of Mind b/w Canadian State of Mind
Oscar* McLollie As Long As You Care at All So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Loni Gamble Circles ST
Matt Lucas* The Nuthouse Matt Gets Blue
Buddy Knox Long Lonely Nights ST (mono)
Ursa Major* Back to the Land ST
Cal* Bostic The Darkest Hour (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) You're Getting Better Love Serenade
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Your Seduced Me Ти Ж Мене Підманула Ukrainian Pops
Jonathan Edwards People Get Ready Sailboat
Ellen McIlwaine Lover's Lane Ellen McIlwaine
Oscar* McLollie So Pleasing Loving You So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Grandpa Tell Me One More Story I'm a Song
The Revelaires* You're So Wrong You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring
Nelson* Riddle Barkerville British Columbia Suite
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Munition Maker War War War
Ellen McIlwaine Love and Devotion Ellen McIlwaine
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Just a Few Words I'm a Song
Priscilla* Rollins Letter to Mommy & Daddy Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Dils* Not Worth It (Ca ne veux pas le pleine) Made In Canada
Hopeton* Lewis Think Positive Think Positive // Story Book Children
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways About It (It's Love) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along We the People
Priscilla* Rollins Why Can't I touch You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Matt Lucas* Leave the Light On Baby Matt Gets Blue
Ellen McIlwaine (I Gotta) Ramble Just Like You Ellen McIlwaine
Joe* Glazer We are Building a New Party A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Albert Jones* Thank Goodness The Facts of Life
Joe* Glazer The Farmer is the Man A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Sidewinders I Like to Dance Flatfoot Hustlin'
Cal* Bostic Excessive Love (Cal Bostic) Introducing...

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Eddie* Murray - Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance

You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

The Revelaires (3)

The Revelaires (2)

The Revelaires

The Revelaires You're So Wrong (1)

The Revelaires Great Pre (1)

Matt Gets Blue

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (3)

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